Mock Trial Recap

After the first trial, David Jones v United States i thought the outcome was right. I did not think that this case was in fact a rape. What really pushed me over was the fact that the girl did not immediatly go to police. Her reason was she did not know if she was raped and had no one to turn to. if the issue was that she was scared i do not belive her because the accused was her ex boyfriend who has zero histroy of violence. Had David Jones had a histroy of violence i could see how her life may be in danger in her mind. In todays age, i think the meaning of the word "no" has changed. People today seem more sarcastic and i think she must have showed with actions that she did not want to go any further.

I was happy with the outcome of the second trial. As the defense attorney i was happy with the verdict, obviously, but i was really not sure about the trial as a whole. While Kevin Murphy did say some questionable things, i think that Elyse Roberts handled herself very poorly. The other side mostly tried to get at the emotions of the jurors, but i was grateful for going last because i knew with the last word i could convince the jury to vote in my favor.

I do not think rape is an issue at Deerfield High School. In fact, i don't think i've ever heard of anything closely related to that. I think the second trial's issue of sexual harassment is way more common. Sexual harassment happens all day every day in high school. I would think its more of teenagers being teenagers more than a real problem though. I've never seen a person actually distraught by comments someone made, for if they did i'd step in.